Overview

What is AV1 Video Extension?

AV1 Video Extension : The official codec for av1 is available for windows.

In depth

A closer look at AV1 Video Extension

The official codec for av1 is available for windows. It has been developed by microsoft and allows you to view and encode the content recorded with the av1 codec. Av1 is developed by the alliance for open media in which companies such as microsoft apple and google participate. A successor to hevc the codec provides better compression. With the same file size a higher quality can be obtained. The same quality as hevc you can create files that take less space. On average, it is 30% more efficient than hevc when compressing 4k video. In addition the av1 standard has the advantage of being open. Consequently there are no royalties to pay for the use or installation unlike hevc. When you install it you can watch encoded av1 videos on streaming platforms. In addition you can play those stored on your hard drive via the movies tv app. Is your pc capable of decoding av1 content in hardware so that it consumes less resources and less power? if so you can download av1 video extension to your windows pc.

Requirements

System requirements

Not Specified

Verdict

Should you download AV1 Video Extension?

AV1 Video Extension runs on Windows 10/11 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 1 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Multimedia and Presentation.

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